We know from history that the way wars are concluded is absolutely the key to whether or not there is any peace to be kept.

In the end, human history is made up of all our decisions.

Consuming three planets' worth of resources when in fact we have one is the environmental equivalent of childhood obesity - eating until you make yourself sick.

John Major put the 'er' back into Conservative, David Cameron's put the Con into Conservative - and Norman Lamont put the VAT into Conservative!

I've committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics.

Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions.

Everything about my politics has been about the future.

I'm a great believer in the Arsene Wenger school of management - which is, you don't worry about the opposition, you just get your own act together.

If you decide to run for the leadership, you have to go through it with the people you love. But you also have to protect them and I am determined to protect my mum.

I don't think I've ever been accused of being faddish. I'm more Marks & Spencer than Ted Baker.

We are a European nation - must stay one.

Using only nonnarrative portions of the Bible to interpret narrative is not only disrespectful to the narrative portions but also suggests a misguided approach to nonnarrative parts of the Bible.

Look beyond what you can see, Think Potential

Writing is a leap of faith. But how wonderful that the person you're putting faith in is yourself.

Celebrity: I picture myself as a marble bust with legs to run everywhere.

Intelligence always had a pornographic influence on me.

Anything that helps pay the bills, I love it. Anything that makes people happy, I'm happy with that.

And in fact, I think one of the best guides to telling you who you are, and I think children use it all the time for this purpose, is fantasy.

In the construction of Immortal Fame you need first of all a cosmic shamelessness.